My Way Cool Pumpkin on the Left is from Pottery Express in Punta Gorda, Fla.

Holy clay coolness! Pottery Express and Bamboo Farm in Punta Gorda, Florida, is pretty amazing. I had heard it had quite a few pieces of decorative and artistic pottery from Mexico and Asia, I just didn’t realize the how much until I visited over the weekend. Wow! Inside, it was row upon row of decorative planters, colorful clay sinks, and figurines in varying shapes and sizes. Most items are for sale while others are on display as cultural museum pieces.

Prices weren’t too bad and I brought home a ceramic pumpkin made in Mexico. (See the photo above, it’s the one on the left. The glass pumpkin in the center is from the Glass Market at Corning Museum of Glass – thanks, Mom!)

Enjoy these snapshots and check them out next time you’re in Fort Myers or elsewhere in Southwest Florida. You’ll be blown away with the collection!

Originally from Buffalo, N.Y., a hiking trail led Jennifer Huber, aka: Solo Travel Girl, to a career path in tourism. She has worked in the tourism industry for more than 20 years including 10 years with a park management company in Yellowstone, Death Valley and Everglades National Park. She currently lives in Southwest Florida, and maintains this travel blog with the goal of inspiring others to travel alone, not lonely.